National action plan

on
Climate Change

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 Climate change- effects
• Changes in rainfall pattern
• Changes in ocean current
• Melting of the glaciers

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 National action plan
• Boosting solar energy
• Measures for energy efficiency
• Ensuring sustainable habitats and
agriculture
• Optimizing water use
• Sustain the Himalayan ecosystem
• Promoting afforestation
• Building knowledge in climate
modeling

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 The corporate companies
• TATAS
• ITC
• YES BANK
• IOC
• WIPRO
• M&M
• INFOSYS

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 TATAS
foreign lenders are very careful about
carbon issues
• TATA Power Generates 40% of the power
from coal and 25% from renewable energy
sources
• Issue of “Tradable renewable-energy”
certificates
• Use of coal for boilers
• Mundra project – 4000MW
• Looking for Geothermal and Nuclear energy
• TATA Motors focuses on the ‘ CARBON
DISCLOSURE PROJECT’

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Waiting to reap the rewards of being
environmental friendly
• Planting saplings in waste lands
• Partnered with tribals to plant trees
(100000 hectares)
• Carbon- positive group
• Fed-up its hotels with Wind energy
• Usage of recycled water- WATER
POSITIVE
• For every cup of water we consume ,
we produce three cups

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 (contd..)

• Use of Solar concave mirror to

generate steam at ITC Mayura
• Avoiding the AC by using garden at the
lobby’s to maintain cool weather
• Provide excess recycled water to other
hotels
• ITC- Leadership in energy and
Environmental design( LEED)

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 Yes bank

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 YES BANK
• A bank taking measures for climate
change????????????????
• Clean energy and clean technology
• Sustainable Investment banking
• Raising $200 million fund for investment in
clean energy
• Conducts internal assessments for projects
• Lending for wind energy from RABO BANK
• Investment in hydro power and biomass
plants
• Rejecting the projects that make harm to the
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INDIAN OIL CORPARATION
• Use of algae, hydrogen, jatropha, etc
to make cleaner fuel.
• Use of algae ponds
• Develops windmill lubricant and
thermo fluids (solar)
• Usage of Jatropha and pangomia in
Bio-diesel by 2017
• Has 61MW of installed wind power
and solar farm in Rajasthan

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 WIPRO
- Building green campuses
• Focus on ecological sustainability by
conducting “Climate change and Global
warming campaign”
• Turning wastes to METHANE gas
• Use of rain water to cool AC towers
• Getting Platinum and gold certifications for
their buildings
• According to 2009 report per employee
consumption of power has dropped to 18%
• WATER POSITIVE -Recycling 39% of total
water
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 WIPRO
- Building green campuses(contd..)

• Investing in business that are linked to

ecological concerns
• Acquiring of Aquatech industries to
enable water re-use solutions
• Producing more energy efficient LED
products
• Committing to clients who has capital
expenditure for green-building

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 M&M
• Selling climate change to employees
through the prism of cost
• Green pavillion
• Corporate sustainability cell(CSC)
• Use of solar energy
• Annual reduction of 3500 tonnes of
CO2
• Use of 70 solar dishes

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• Crafted solutions to become energy efficient
• Take climate change as a key challenges
• In finance they save 10% each year on utility
bills and 5% on water bills
• Encourage young engineers into its greening
programmes
• 360 degree view on its energy consumption
• Installation of electronic meters in every
building
• Smart grids monitor and control energy usage
in every part of an electrical grid
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